Kristen Gillibrand: A Champion for New York State

Now serving as the Junior Senator of New York State, Kristen Gillibrand has been dedicated to making New York a place that her constituents can be proud of. Throughout her variety of careers, Gillibrand has served New Yorkers in a variety of ways, including her work as an intern, attorney, House of Representatives member, and now in her role as a United States Senator. She served as the House of Representatives member for New York’s 20th congressional district, which consists of the capital region and her hometown of Albany. On the spectrum of senators, Gillibrand is regarded as a fairly moderate Democrat. For the majority of her career, she has become an advocate and proponent of many groups who focus on liberal issues. The American Civil

However, as she progresses her career, Gillibrand tackles a constant hurdle of being compared to one of the most historical women in politics, Hillary Clinton. It is apparent and possible for anyone to note the commonalities between to the two women politicians. In the preliminary research I have conducted, many of the accomplishments that Gillibrand has achieved in her career as both an attorney and senator has been compared to Hillary Clinton. In my paper, I hope to set apart the distinct differences among the careers that makes Gillibrand an individual worth discussing in the Women in Politics course. It will also be worth looking into this comparison to see how the iconic career of Clinton has influenced a once, rising star in politics but now a key player and incumbent. Political ambition would serve as the focus in this comparison. In many instances, Gillibrand has attributed her own ambition to the encouragement and career model laid out by Hillary Clinton. I chose to talk about Kristen Gillibrand become of the similarities between her life and my own. She grew up in the Albany-area as I did and has been a figure I have looked up to since my time in middle school. What she meant to my own community and the work that she does is something that I truly admire. I also chose to discuss her because I think she embodies what it means

She has also been heavily involved in the discussion of national security and currently a member of the Committee on Armed Services. In our class, we have learned about how women are generally not associated with these issues. In my paper, it would be interesting to note how stereotypes are meant to be broken into the realm of politics. A common theme of the course has been to show the progression of women into politics. Kristen Gillibrand’s work on these committees and policy issues serves a foundation to understanding equality when it comes to political perception of elected